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You’ve Written
Something Great!

You've left it all on the page, have read your work over one ﬁnal time, and now are asking, "What do I do now?" The answer is simple.

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Manuscript

We receive 350–400 submissions a year and can't wait to see yours in our queue! Use our short and sweet submission form to send your manuscript our way for review.

We Review Your
Manuscript

Every January, April, July, and October, our editors and freelance reviewers go through our submissions from the past three months. Our goal is to have at least two readers for every submission and to provide feedback to all authors, no matter what our decision is.

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Time!

If we accept your manuscript, we'll partner together to craft a publishing agreement, establish our publishing timeline, and move forward with getting your work ready for the world, including editing, cover design, layout, and distribution.

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Work to Market

From initial marketing discussions to pre-order campaigns to a launch party and beyond, we partner with our authors to market books and get them into the hands of readers around the world.

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You’ve written your first (or third, or tenth) children’s book, and you are ready to share it with the world! And what better way to get your book in front of kids than at a school? Author visits at schools can be a wonderful way to engage with your core audience.